'Stapelia' definitions:
Definition of 'stapelia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers [syn: stapelia, carrion flower, starfish flower]
Definition of 'Stapelia'
From: GCIDE
- Stapelia \Sta*pe"li*a\ (-l[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. So named after John Bodaeus a Stapel, a physician of Amsterdam.] (Bot.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion. [1913 Webster]